Smyrna times., 1887-04-27

! ~'AAA' N~AOA1NANA4Eg tuG UMliGE Oh IU(
hotel at Clayton, who purchased the
personal property of the lessee at publ,
sale on Friday, packed the furniture
carpets, &c, in cars on Monday anC
switched them otto Wilmington. Some
of the bOarders who thus had theil
things summarily tumbled out of thC
! bureau drawers on the floor used some
language that they did not learn from
the preacher.
THE oyster season closes with tbi,
week when the months come that have
no "r" in them, and the season of lega
| protection commences. The Oystel
season formerly commenced with the
first Fall month, the "r" reappearing
in September, but law enacted by the
Legislature which adjourned last week
shortens the time for catching oysters
in the creeks of the Delaware bav to
the 25th of October
COMPLAINT comes from those who
pass to and fro over the dam at the
Smyrna mill pond on the cemetery
side, OF its cut up condition and holes
of mud and water that cannot be avoid
ed by the most careful driving. 1t
should receive early attention by the
responsible parties. The bridge over
the stream on what is known as the
Reese road, at the head Of the pond
also needs seeing after.
THE commissioners ofSchOol District.
No. 49, west of Brenford, better known
as the Nelson school, have erected a
new and much larger school house to
take the place of the one erected on the
formation of the district out of the No.
4, KentOn and Alley districts Just forty
years ago. An important feature of
the new house is good sized vestibule
at the entrance. 1t only needs plaster
ing to be ready for occupancy.
AT the annual meeting ofthe CLAYTON
Savings and Loan Association vester-
day ]. N. Mills was reelected Presi-
dent; w. S. Reynolds, Vice President ::
Joseph Smithers, Treasurer. John B.
Book was elected Secretary, Uice John
A. Hoffecker, resigned The second
annual report was presented showing
the association to be in prosperous
condition. There are 925 shares now
In force, distributed in series.
JOHN HELTsHU, supervisor, is put
ting the State road between the Gar
risOn mill and LOckermap's lane" in
Il radical state of repair with plough
and road scraper. The cuts have been
filled up, the rough places smoOthed
down, rolling wide track being the
result. lie also has charge of the
lateral roads leading from this to the
railroad in the vicinity of Moorton,
which will be likewise improved.
WE give on our first page extracts of
a sermon preached by Rev. VIM. S.
Robinson, pastor of the NJ. +. Church
of this town in a clear line of thought
not often presented in pulpit utterances.
In so short sketch we cannot Of course
give the full scope of meaning en-
braced in the subject-that more eleya-
ted thought and conception of mans
relation to God that is to come in the
next, rather the higher revelation.
GILBERT NJ. MONROE and Thos. H.
McGrath who have been canvassing for
the new History Of the State of Della
ware which is to be issued in two ROval
Octave vOlums, 500 to 600 pages each
have obtained large number of sub
scrlOers for so costly a book, $500 per
VOlumn. 1t Is determined to get the
work out IN the best mechanical man
ner with numerous steel engravings,
and the bOOOk will have the complete
ness OF both history and encyclopedia.
JOHN BAYLIs, JR.. who was a mer-
this town twenty years ago mar
rylng his wife here and for the past
eighteenyears follOwingin the same bus
mess in BridgetOn, N. j., has moved
with his family to his native CITY.
Philadelphia, to engage in business.
Ills son, DIR. j. n. Baylis has resigned
MS position as a resident physician in
st. Mary's Hospital, Philadelphia to
enter into a copartnership with and old !
resident physician of San Bernadino.
California, for which CITY he
VIII start tomorrow.
The decision of the Town Commits
sloners to widen MOnrovia street (tba |
eastern boundary of WhOppingl and |
extend Chestnut street which now |
runs only from Main to East street nm |
I'll they intersect, will open new |
avenues for the cOlOred people i'm the |
section wher where they mostly reside.
They are beginning to provide them
selves with homes of their own
han formerly. The water pipes
ire also to be extended through Frazer
street to Delaware, from Main to East
IN south, through the new portion of
Union to North and on the latter from
Aain to Delaware, with the necessary
lydrants
IHE residents of KentOn desiring an
'ct OF Incorporation for the town (which
comprised the larger part ofthe people)
,ot the bill through the Senate in its
asst hours, it is said, by what was an
nadVertance or worse, on the part ofits
nemles. Of course the victors feel re-
Olced at their success The streets of
Aenton consist of Obtuse and acute an
lies at the central crossings. and anv
.ttempt to follow the present lines
would mar its appearance and detract
rom 1t as borough for all future time
my change that does not move the old
Jimmy Downs" store building and
make the street take in il and run we'll
Ip to the front of DR.. Cooper's dwell
ng VIII be defect that nothing else
an atone for.
THERE seems to be two sides to the
ase OF the parent Of District No. 40
Aenton Hundred, who brought suit
galnst the teacher for whipping his
mia for swearing, the Justice of the
'eace, OF Dover, before whom the case
'as brought awarding five cents dam
ges' thus throwing the burden of the
Osts on the teacher The father saws
was not for correcting the child for
9 mad told the teacher to switch him
men he needed it, but for doing IL
,ith blackboard pointer or stick nm.
j he was bruised, when switches conId
e mad in abundance from a branch
lrectly opposite the school-house
nc difference of opinion between the !
'tner and teacher it seems was not ON
le correction, but in the manner of !
lminlstering 1.-THE settling of it in :
irving both veXatiOn aud cost. !
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